Hi,
6/7 weeks is plenty of time to get there. In 2014 we travelled with 2 small 125cc bikes and it took us a month to get to Samarkand.... despite problems. And in two months we made it to Mongolia, again, with lots of waiting around for a new engine and repairs on the way....
Why don't you visit Uzbekistan on the way? Uzbekistan is part of the "Silk Road" and has absolutely amazing towns! Just google “Khiva” and you will know what I mean!
It is well worth it and the locals are incredibly friendly. Also it would be a shame not to drive the Pamir highway (Tajikistan).
Details of my trip are on my blog (2014 section - see link in my signature below
We may bump into you guys. We are going back in that direction this summer, leaving the UK mid-June, and ending in Kyrgyzstan 15th of September so we will around the Stans during August and September….
Cheers,
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